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The Summer Reading Challenge is here again. At the Parliamentary Drop-in the Reading Agency presented the books they are donating. The Challenge encourages children aged 4-11 to keep reading during the summer holidays. Your local library will have details and will issue the books. In England the Challenge starts on the 8 July 2023.
This year
The Publishers Association held an event in Parliament on 21 June 2023 to celebrate the success of the publishing world. The Chief Executive of the Institute of Publishers said this was the most successful of the creative industries. This year the author highlighted was Bonnie Garmus.Bonnie Garmus (left) spoke about how she had a stutter
Kim Leadbeater MP and Kim and Jo's parents Jean and Gordon with me (above) to continue the work of the Jo Cox campaign to promote the good work to keep people meeting and talking over tea and biscuits donated by Fox's who are based in Kim's constituency, Batley and Spen.
I am pictured with my colleagues
I was asked to take part in an online seminar for teachers on 20 June 2023 organised by the Education Service and the Political Studies Association in the Commons. The title of the seminar was "Theories of Representation and How They Work in Practice". Professor Oliver Heath from Royal Holloway, Bedford New College, and the
I was one of the named co -sponsors of a Bill presented by Sir Oliver Heald MP on Tuesday 20 June 2023 which requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of providing financial support for parents of children receiving care in hospital for extended periods.
Sir Oliver said that his constituent
Darlaston FC put out a call for volunteers to help get the ground ready for the start of the new season. I answered the call on Saturday 17 June 2023. Chairman Neil Chambers was there to help organise the volunteers. Former councillor Keith Chambers was also there to help The picture above shows me at
On Wednesday 14 June in Parliament a meeting was organised by Taiwo Owatemi ( Coventry North West) for MPs to meet the striking workers from Amazon Coventry BHX4 fulfilment centre. The GMB union have been working towards an application for recognition so that they can negotiate on behalf of the workforce. By December 2022 there
I was a member of the Delegated legislation Committee which scrutinised the Draft Judicial Pensions ( Remedial Service etc) Regulations 2023 following the McCloud Judgment which made changes to pensions which sat on the 12 June 2023 chaired by Sir Edward Leigh MP.